PKG_MKLOCATEDB(1) - General Commands Manual #
PKG_MKLOCATEDB(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME #
pkg_mklocatedb - create a locate database for packages
SYNOPSIS #
pkg_mklocatedb [-aKnPqu] [-d repository] [-p portsdir] [pkg-name …]
DESCRIPTION #
The pkg_mklocatedb command is used to create a file database for binary packages, which can be searched using the locate(1) utility.
Entries created for each package will have the package name prepended:
kdelibs-3.3.2p2:/usr/local/bin/meinproc
.
If the
-p
option is used,
and
SUBDIRLIST
is not defined,
pkg_mklocatedb
will retrieve all package entries from the ports tree.
If the
-p
option is used
together with
SUBDIRLIST
,
pkg_mklocatedb
will retrieve the package entries listed in
SUBDIRLIST
from the ports tree.
Otherwise, pkg_mklocatedb will build database entries for every file object for each pkg-name given on the command line, or for every package in a repository specified as the -d option. If no package name is given, pkg_mklocatedb will build database entries for all currently installed packages.
By default (unless standard output is a terminal), the list of names is fed to /usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb and the end result should be redirected to a file.
The options are as follows:
-a
Prepend file names with pkgpath information and package names.
-d repository
Scan directory repository for packages.
-K
Include keyword in each object full name. This is more accurate, but defeats locate(1) compression.
However, note that some meta annotations always make it into the database: @*exec*, @define-tag, @newgroup, @newuser, @option no-default-conflict and @tag.
-n
Do not pipe output to /usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb (default if standard output is a terminal).
-P
Prepend file names with pkgpath information instead of package name.
-p portsdir
Retrieve packing-lists from the ports tree instead of binary packages.
-q
Be quiet: do not report every package processed to standard error.
-u
Update an existing list. The list must come from standard input, and contain pkgpath information for items to be replaced.
SEE ALSO #
AUTHORS #
Marc Espie
OpenBSD 7.5 - November 26, 2021